Experiments in skin : race and beauty in the shadows of Vietnam /

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"Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu examines the legacies of the Vietnam War on contemporary ideas about race and beauty, showing how US wartime efforts to alleviate the environmental and chemical risks to soldiers' skin has impacted how contemporary Vietnamese women use pharmaceutical cosmetics to repai...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tu, Thuy Linh N. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2021.
Temas:
1961-1975
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Chemical warfare > Health aspects.
Chemical warfare > Health aspects > Vietnam.
Skin > Diseases > Vietnam.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Medical care.
Medicine, Preventive > Vietnam.
Peau > Maladies > Viêt-nam.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Soins médicaux.
Médecine préventive > Viêt-nam.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies
Chemical warfare > Health aspects
Medical care
Medicine, Preventive
Skin > Diseases
Vietnam
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu examines the legacies of the Vietnam War on contemporary ideas about race and beauty, showing how US wartime efforts to alleviate the environmental and chemical risks to soldiers' skin has impacted how contemporary Vietnamese women use pharmaceutical cosmetics to repair the damage from the war's lingering toxicity."--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 230 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781478013136
1478013133

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